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English to English noun
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excavation in the earth from which ores and minerals are extracted |  | source: wordnet30
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explosive device that explodes on contact; designed to destroy vehicles or ships or to kill or maim personnel | | source: wordnet30
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See Mien. | | source: webster1913
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A subterranean cavity or passage | | source: webster1913
pronoun
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Belonging to me; my. Used as a pronominal to me; my. Used as a pronominal adjective in the predicate; as, "Vengeance is mine; I will repay." Rom. xii. 19. Also, in the old style, used attributively, instead of my, before a noun beginning with a vowel. | | source: webster1913
verb
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get from the earth by excavation | | Example: mine ores and metals
source: wordnet30
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lay mines | | Example: The Vietnamese mined Cambodia
source: wordnet30
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To dig a mine or pit in the earth; to get ore, metals, coal, or precious stones, out of the earth; to dig in the earth for minerals; to dig a passage or cavity under anything in order to overthrow it by explosives or otherwise. | | source: webster1913
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To dig away, or otherwise remove, the substratum or foundation of; to lay a mine under; to sap; to undermine; hence, to ruin or destroy by slow degrees or secret means. | | source: webster1913
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